For me, the change to the new year as noted by the Gregorian calendar is a time when I start to contemplate the year ahead. But I usually don’t get around to more fully analyzing the past year and consider the upcoming year until later in the month,on my birthday.…
Part 2 1 2019 One good thing that came out of my unexpected change in my career trajectory, I got back into writing, and I’m talking actual words on page, not writing-adjacent activities. In November of 2018 I had started a novel for NaNo WriMo. With an understanding that I…
Dear John, A dreaded phrase representing the end of a relationship. The realization from one party that what had been built to bind two together was now untenable. There is so much wrapped up in that phrase, a sense of loss, of disappointment, and in some cases, betrayal. Dear George,…
Release The word I have chosen as my focus this year is Release. This, in part, is an extension of my word from past year(s), Simplify. To me, the concept of release captures letting go of clutter, yes, but also unhealthy emotional attachments, and release of pre-conceived notions of who I should…